Garment



Patented July 21, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrics. n

JOHN IB. ANDERSON, OF DANVILLE, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO ANDERSON BROS.v CON-9 SOLIDATED COS INC., OF DANVILLE, VIRGINIA, A C()B.TI.`J.RTXONv QF VIRGINIA.

GARMENT. i

Application filed March 30, 1925. Serial No. 19,408.

To all ifi/icm z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN B. ANDERSON, citizen of the United States, residing at Danville, in the county of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in outer garments of the combination blouse and trouser type, more familiarly known as overalls.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a garment of the character referred to having novel features of construction for connecting the upper edge of the seat flap to the blouse or shirt portion in such a way as to effectively conceal the fastenings used for that purpose, and presenting the appearance of a semi-belt which not only improves the appearance of the garment but at the same time provides a neater fit and greater comfort about the waist line, while at the same time also facilitating the detachment of the seat flap from the blouse.

Another object of the invention is to provide al novel construction at the sides of the seat flap and the front portion of the garment which gives greater comfort and service to the wearer as well as excluding cold air and making the garment smooth on the exterior side with no gaps or openings to hang on projections and thus tear the garment.

lilith the above and other objects in view which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and clai m ed.

A preferred and pratica-l embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the rear side of a garment embodying the present im' proveinents.

.Figure 2 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the side openings, showing a portion of the seat flap blouse flap and front section of the garment.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view on the line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure l is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view illustrating the use of a snap fastener instead of a buttonhole type fastener.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the Several figures of the drawing.

As will be observed from the drawings the present garment includes a body portion B and a lower trouser portion T, the former having a rear blouse section 1 connected to the front section 2 as indicated by t-he stitching 3 down to the point e Where a` substantial thread tack is provided to prevent tearing or riping along the seam 3 while the flap or tail portion 5 of the back sec-tion is continued downwardly below the F waist line of the garment thereby to lie beneath and be concealed by the upper edge 6 of a seat flap designated generally as 7.

rlhe seat flap is provided with the free side edge portions 8 which are permanently connected as shown at 9 by strong thread tacks with the front medial portion 10 of the garment. As willv be observed from Figure 2, the said portion 10 is provided with buttonholes 1l for receiving the buttons 12 carried by the seat flap 7, the said flap extending beneath the front portion 10 for the full length of its edge 8 so that its upper edge 8a will lie beneath the belt portion 2 of the body B, thereby providing a. close lit-ting seam which effectively excludes air and presents no hinderance to the wearer in the respect that a part which would otherwise snag or catch on to articles is eliminated.

Referring againV to the blouse section 1 andthe flap 5 thereof,'it may be pointedout that the upper edge of the' flap is substantially in line with the portion 2a of the front, and is provided on its underside with a fastening anchor strip 5a for facilitating the attachment of buttons or other fastenings 13 which are adapted to cooperate with buttonholes 11i on the reinforced semi-belt forming portion 6 of the flap (see Fig. Il). The said portion 6 of the flap 7 is reinforced at itsl inner side with a strip of reinforced fabric 6a, while the outer side thereof is provided with' a cover strip 15 which is stitched to the upper edge of the flap as indicated at 16, while the lower edge 17 thereof is left free thereby to provide a pocket for concealing the fastening 13 as will be clearly apparent from Figures 1, 3 and 1. To insure that the belt strip 15 remains in proper position, and to also reinforce thesaine, vertical ,..ybelt strip 15 being left loose Afrom the fla-p a f iback part to slip `under the front.

ried by the upper edge of the seat flap, has

ffreeend portions which extend around the sides of the garment to connect with suitable fastenings on the sides of the garment tliereby to'provide a true semi-belt appearance on the back of-lthe garment and between the blouse land trouser portions thereof.

' As will be observed from Figure 5, fasteningsfof the snap fastener type may be used in place offastenings of the button and button hole type In each instance, however, the structural -features and characteristics of the garment previously referred to will be preserved, namely thefeature of providing abelt `portion carried by the upper edge of the seat flap and lthe novel tight fitting side joint between the seat flap and the front of fthe garment.

"Fromlithe foregoing it will be apparent that thepresentconstruction provides a seat flap fora combination blouse and trouser garfment wherein aisem'i-belt portion `is carried vat the upper edge of the fiap rather than on the lower edge of the blouse, thereby presenting more nearly the appearance of a belt at ltheiback of the garment, and also greatly facilitating the unfastcning of the flap from theI blouse, Furthermore, `the ends of the short distance from the ends not only permitsthem to buttony down on the top of the ffrontf'part ofv thegarnient, but allows the This jointialso provides .a wider openingforthe seat flap.

,flap and the blouse flap which ypermits the `latter to have-a substantial overlap beneath Y the seat flap makes a comfortable and neat connection-between these two parts of the garment.

' "Without further description it is thought `that-fthe features and advantages of the in f' -ventioii will be readily apparent to those vskilledyinthe kart,- and' it will of course be 1 understood that changes in the form, profportion and minor details of* construction appended claims.

Imay be resorted to, without departing from the spirit ofthe invention or scope of the The arrangement between the seat v I claim:

1. A combination :outer garment of the class described including blouse and trouser portions, the rear section of the blouse portion having a freefflapfportion at the waist line of the garment, fastenings carried by said Hap portion, a seat fia-p formed on the trouser portion and disconnected from the front of the.v garment at the sides, and said seat flap carrying a belt portion at its upper edge adapted to detacha-bly connect withthe fasteiiings on the blouse flap, and 'saidjbeltr *portiony including a belt strip stitched atits Iupperedge to the upper edge of the seat iiap and the lower edge thereof being'free to provide aV fasteningconcealing mask, and the ends of said beltstrip beingvfree and extending beyond the-side edges ofthe seat Hap, and

meansv for fastening said freevends of the belt strip tothe louter face of the ygarmentwhile theedge of the seat flap passes beneath the front edge ofthe garment.

Q. A combination outer garment of the :class described including blouse and trouser portions, a blouse flap formed from t-lie rear section of the blouse and aseat flap formed from'the rear section of the ltrouser portion, saidblouse flap providing a .skirt portion adapted to overlap and lie'beneath the upper v edge of the seat flap,the side edge portions of the seat `flap being adapted to lie ybeneath the adjacentfside edges ofi-the front section of Ethe' trouser portion,` -fast'enings for connecting the blouse and. trouser aps, and fa belt stripfcarried bytheupper edge oftheseat fiap'for concealing the fastenings and having free end-.portions extending beyond the side edge portions of the seat iap, andl meansfor fasteningisaid free endportions of the vbelt strip toithe front section of the blouse.

3.In acombinationouter garment ofv the character described, a. drop-seat flap portion having the side edges thereof formed topass beneathl the" adjacent edge of` the -front portion of the@ garment, jthereby to provide a smooth joint jbetween the sides of the. flap andthe body of thegarment, means :for fasteningthe'upperedge of the seat flap to the outer side ofthe upperlportion ofthe garment, and a belt carried by the upper edge ofthe seat flap and having free terminallfportions adaptedto overlievthefouter surface of the side edge portions ofthe front of the garment beneath which the side edge -portionsof the seat flap=are secured.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix -iny signature in. the presence of'two witnesses.

i JOHN B. ANDERSON...- f lVitnesses: p

M. REBEGGADENNY, Ai; L.; Srrnrraizn. 

